Published on 12, July, 2020
I once was a passenger in a Tiger Moth biplane. It gave me a real buzz and was really exciting. Another time I rode in a motorcycle sidecar. And on another I rode in a Lagonda. Following vintage sports cars on the Flying Scotsman road rally to their next gathering point then watch all the different cars set off was fun too. Mm didn't realise I was such a petrolhead! But they were all exciting experiences which I enjoyed even at the time which is rare.
How about you? What have you found exciting and fun ( clean answers only thanks! )
Flying to the US for the first time to work on a kid's summer camp in Connecticut - about 50 miles from NYC. I didn't realise until I got there that it was one of the richest camps in America - the children of the elite - so the facilities were amazing. There was a lake about a mile wide, so every day after work it was swimming, sunbathing, canoeing, windsurfing.... and the wildest parties. Paul Newman had a holiday home on the other side of the lake.
The kid's were horribly spoiled, though, as you can imagine. Parents' visiting day was like a car show. Ferraris, Lambourghinis, Rollers... One even came by helicopter.
Afterwards, I traveled the US and Canada by Greyhound, doing the whole Jack Kerouac thing, visiting all the tourist places - Niagara Falls, Toronto, Grand Canyon, Devil's Tower, Las Vegas. I slept on the bus, eating and washing at gas stations. I was pretty sick when I got home!
It was also probably the bravest thing I've ever done.
.....still work in progress on this one.....but the bucket list is very long........ ho hum...